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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 566 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Tongue between the teeth): Soft th (thin, three, think): tongue between the teeth, blow — no voice. Buzzing th (this, they, the): tongue between the teeth, with voice. t and d: tongue behind the top teeth (tin, day).

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  1. 1.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) thirsty (b) dust (c) those
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thirsty (b) tree (c) den
  7. 7.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  8. 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  11. 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) day (b) thread (c) tree
  14. 14.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  15. 15.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thumb (b) tin (c) they
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thirsty (b) tick (c) thin
  19. 19.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thumb (b) dive (c) ten
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dare (b) there (c) tie
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) this (b) tin (c) day
  25. 25.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  26. 26.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  27. 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) these (b) den (c) tree
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thin (b) tin (c) tie
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thing (b) tick (c) thick
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tin (b) dust (c) think
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) thick (b) them (c) ten
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

  1. dust
  2. thought
  3. thank
  4. Behind your top teeth
  5. as in “this”
  6. tree
  7. as in “thin”
  8. Behind your top teeth
  9. as in “this”
  10. though
  11. Between your teeth
  12. three
  13. tree
  14. thick
  15. Between your teeth
  16. Between your teeth
  17. thumb
  18. tick
  19. as in “thin”
  20. ten
  21. as in “thin”
  22. as in “thin”
  23. there
  24. this
  25. then
  26. tree
  27. Behind your top teeth
  28. den
  29. as in “thin”
  30. as in “thin”
  31. Between your teeth
  32. den
  33. thin
  34. as in “this”
  35. tick
  36. as in “this”
  37. think
  38. tank
  39. thick
  40. as in “this”

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